Edo State Command, NSCDC Set To Arrest Oil Thieves

Edo State command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps has reassured the public of its resolve to put a stop to all forms of oil bunkery by vandals in the state

The Edo state commandant NSCDC Edo State command Makinde Isikil Ayinla made this known while briefing news men in Benin City on the resent destruction of illegal refineries and arrest of two suspects in Obazagbon community.
Aigboje IKhuoria.

The state commandant NSCDC Makinde Ayinla said the activities of oil thief in the country affect the country’s economies pointing out that this necessitated the move by the corps to go after those who indulge in vandalism of oil pipelines, oil theft and illegal refineries in the state.

He said the command in the month of June destroyed several illegal refineries in the state and arrested two suspects while a J5 Bus and a saloon car loaded with illegal oil product.

The two suspects’ denied involvement in the alleged crime
The Edo State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps however said it has declared war against oil thief in the state